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A “Life Is Legal” Guide for New Grown-Ups (and the Parents Who Love Them)

Somewhere along the way, we all absorbed a handful of legal “facts” that are… wildly incorrect. Like “you’ll go to jail for ripping off a mattress tag” incorrect. This post is here to lovingly—but firmly—put those myths out of their misery before they get you into actual trouble.

We all do it. Every single one of us has multitasked behind the wheel and convinced ourselves it was harmless.  Putting on lipstick in the rearview mirror while cruising down the highway. 

You want to send a thoughtful gift to your mom for her birthday. She has everything. She lives far away. And the thought of purchasing something, wrapping it in post-office-approved paper, figuring out postage, and standing in line makes you want to lie down for a bit.

My dad is a dreamer.  And one of his favorite things to dream about is winning the lottery.  He’s told my siblings and me on more than one occasion, always in a fairly serious tone, what “code word” he’s going to relay to us via telephone if he wins the lottery. 

The law is everywhere—but the explanations aren’t. Brooke Hardie shares why she started Life Is Legal and what legally literate living really looks like.